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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24-250 · Dickinson, ND · July 11, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 11, 1984, 08:26 local (14:26 UTC)
Place
Dickinson, ND
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7099PPiper PA-24-250
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840711031289A
Case key
16430

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Checklist - not followedPilot in commandFactor
Gear extension - not performedPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The pilot stated that he received landing information for the Dickinson muni airport. He continued to state, 'set plane up for landing, checked plane over everything was set up, started to land, prop hit rwy, the next thing I was sliding down rwy.' The landing gear was examined after the accident and found to operate normally.

Aircraft

Registration
N7099P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Category
Airplane
Serial number
2402255
Airframe hours
1,626
Engine
Lycoming O-540-A1A5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Ward A. Johnson
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · June 1, 1984 · 2 hours before
Departed
BIS · Bismark, ND
Destination
DIK · Dickinson, ND
Flight plan
VFR/IFR
Airport
DIK · Dickinson Municipal, runway 25, 3,400 × 60 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
55
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
194 total · 107 in this make and model · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
220° at 6 knots
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
79 °F, dew point 52 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.